This was the first week of the transfer, and I am now with Elder Law. Elder Law is from Virginia and has been out for three months. He is a good missionary and I am excited to be working with him.
To start, Monday was spent waiting around all day for the transfer van to come back up to the top of the mission, and then driving on back to Newport. The rest of the week involved a lot of rain, contacting, and teaching. To start, the winter season has officially come! As Elder Law and I went trying to meet up with our investigators we had a fairly heavy coastal rain come. Most of Tuesday we spent being soaked by all of the rain, but it all payed off in the end due to a lesson we had in Depoe Bay. We have met with this investigator several times in the past, but in this visit he finally opened up more to us and we were able to have a more clear understanding of what direction to take with him. I am excited to see where this goes.
For Thanksgiving we had it with several families in the ward who were all related to each other. It was very chaotic with thirty to forty people running around, but a fun time. Throughout the day we also got involved in a ward turkey bowl while it poured rain, and ended the day with a Zone testimony meeting. It was a great day and an awesome chance to remember the blessings the Lord has given us.
Outside of that, we also finished up our lessons with Nicole, the recent convert who was baptized the first week I was here. Talking to her, she has already done baptisms for the dead, and is set up for success. It is always a miracle when those that are baptized remain active in the church and really strive to learn and grow further.
Unfortunately, we did have a problem with the child we were teaching. While his mom was in his hospital we were unable to get a hold of him, and in that time he decided that he doesn't want to be baptized. It was a shock to us as well as the Mom who couldn't get him to change his mind. But I will trust that in the Lord's time everything will work out and his heart will soften again. On the more positive side, the Mom still wants us to come by and teach her at least. Hopefully as the Spirit enters the home miracles will occur.
It's been a crazy week full of ups and downs, but I know that as we put our trust in the Lord he will direct our path. Thank you for all of the support!
Elder Baxter
New Companion, Elder Law
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